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WGUS71 KCLE 270243

FFSCLE



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

1029 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008



OHC077-093-103-147-270330-

/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080627T0330Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

MEDINA OH-SENECA OH-HURON OH-LORAIN OH-

1029 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR

SOUTHERN LORAIN...HURON...SENECA AND NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTIES...



AT 1025 PM EDT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN CLOSED BY HIGH WATER 

ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF LORAIN COUNTY. THE HARDEST 

HIT LOCATIONS APPEAR TO BE IN THE VICINITY OF FINDLEY STATE PARK 

WHERE AT LEAST 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED. ADDITIONAL 

FLOODING HAS ALSO BEEN OBSERVED IN AND NEAR FITCHVILLE IN HURON 

COUNTY. 



LIGHT SHOWERS REMAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING AREA 

WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. THIS WILL 

ASSIST IN KEEPING WATER LEVELS ELEVATED THROUGH 1130 PM. CREEKS AND 

STREAMS WILL APPROACH BANKFULL LEVELS AS THE WATERS START TO RECEDED 

LATER TONIGHT. PEOPLE NEAR BLACK RIVER...LOCATED IN LORAIN COUNTY... 

WILL NEED TO MONITOR ITS RISE THROUGH THE MORNING.  



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WELLINGTON...

WAKEMAN...TIFFIN...NORWALK...NEW LONDON...LITCHFIELD...GRAFTON AND

FITCHVILLE



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. 



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 4125 8341 4125 8284 4129 8283 4128 8234

      4132 8233 4134 8187 4109 8191 4106 8243

      4099 8243 4099 8342

TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 180DEG 0KT 4107 8315



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000 

WGUS71 KCLE 270243

FFSCLE



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

1029 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008



OHC077-093-103-147-270330-

/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080627T0330Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

MEDINA OH-SENECA OH-HURON OH-LORAIN OH-

1029 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR

SOUTHERN LORAIN...HURON...SENECA AND NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTIES...



AT 1025 PM EDT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN CLOSED BY HIGH WATER 

ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF LORAIN COUNTY. THE HARDEST 

HIT LOCATIONS APPEAR TO BE IN THE VICINITY OF FINDLEY STATE PARK 

WHERE AT LEAST 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED. ADDITIONAL 

FLOODING HAS ALSO BEEN OBSERVED IN AND NEAR FITCHVILLE IN HURON 

COUNTY. 



LIGHT SHOWERS REMAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING AREA 

WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. THIS WILL 

ASSIST IN KEEPING WATER LEVELS ELEVATED THROUGH 1130 PM. CREEKS AND 

STREAMS WILL APPROACH BANKFULL LEVELS AS THE WATERS START TO RECEDED 

LATER TONIGHT. PEOPLE NEAR BLACK RIVER...LOCATED IN LORAIN COUNTY... 

WILL NEED TO MONITOR ITS RISE THROUGH THE MORNING.  



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WELLINGTON...

WAKEMAN...TIFFIN...NORWALK...NEW LONDON...LITCHFIELD...GRAFTON AND

FITCHVILLE



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. 



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 4125 8341 4125 8284 4129 8283 4128 8234

      4132 8233 4134 8187 4109 8191 4106 8243

      4099 8243 4099 8342

TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 180DEG 0KT 4107 8315



$$

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